Leventis United was a football team based in
Ibadan
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,
Nigeria
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. It was founded in 1982 as an amalgam of clubs from Oyo State, backed by the Royal Nigeria Carpet compan
a
subsidiary of
Greek
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corporation
Leventis Leventis (Λεβέντης) is a Greek word for describing a brave man, derived from the Greek name for the Levant. Because ''nt'' is pronounced /nd/ in Greek, the name is sometimes spelled ''Levendis''. The etymology of Leventis is given in the Ox ...
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Leventis won the third division in 1984, the same year they won the
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
. The next year, Leventis was promoted to the
First Division after winning the second division with an undefeated record, the first such feat in Nigerian football. With John Mastoroudes as general manager, the team quickly built itself into one of the best financed sides in the country.
However, the club suffered with the recession and coups of the late 1980s.
Due to the lack of financial backing from the Leventis Company, the team disbanded after the 1987 league season.
After twenty years, there is a grassroots effort underway to resurrect the team.
Achievements
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Nigerian Premier League
The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest level of the Nigerian football league system, for the Nigerian club-football championships.
The Nigerian league has suffered, like many others, from the financial impact and dwind ...
: 1
::1986. (third straight title in 3 different divisions).
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Nigerian FA Cup
The AITEO Cup (a.k.a. Challenge Cup, sometimes shortened to Fed Cup), is the main football single-elimination tournament in Nigeria contested by 74 teams, representing the 36 states + 1 FCT of Nigeria. It is the Nigerian domestic cup and the Nig ...
: 2
::1984, 1986.
*Nigerian Super Cup: 1
::1984.
Performance in CAF competitions
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African Cup Winners' Cup:
1985: ''Runners-up''
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African Cup of Champions Clubs:
1987
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: Quarterfinals
External links
Mastoroudes prays for Amodu’s successWe must stop the Mafia, says John MastoroudesMasteroudes Re-assembles Leventis United
Football clubs in Ibadan
Defunct football clubs in Nigeria
Association football clubs disestablished in 1987
1982 establishments in Nigeria
1987 disestablishments in Nigeria
Association football clubs established in 1982
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